Check out Episode 2 of the Underreported Earth: “Tree Tales” Series! In this episode, @josephinemoulds.bsky.social explains how the Congo Basin rainforest is threatened by fossil fuel projects. This series is produced in partnership with @earthdayorg.bsky.social & @theguardian.com. 👉 bit.ly/47Yh7u1

Le parc national est menacé par les activités de trafiquants, de multinationales, et par une plantation de Joseph Kabila. Ceux qui dénoncent ces abus sont victimes de terribles violences. Enquête de @soniarolley.bsky.social (@pplaaf.bsky.social) et @josephinemoulds.bsky.social (@tbij.bsky.social)

Holding Cop next to the rainforest is symbolic. But emissions from forest fires in the Amazon are greater than its capacity to absorb CO2 It is now the Congo Basin that offers the world’s best hope against climate change But it too is under threat 1/

NEW from me: CO2 emissions in China have now been flat or falling for 18 months, the first time that energy demand growth at or above historical averages doesn't drive emissions up, thanks to the clean energy boom. 🧵👇

Indonesia is a test case for the energy transition Its coal consumption more than doubled over the past 10 years and it ranks 8th in the world for carbon emissions So it was a big moment when it launched a $20bn plan to shift from coal to clean energy 1/

Indonesia committed to phasing out coal in 2022, with $20bn of help from wealthy nations and banks But, since then, these very same big banks have also been funding companies driving the expansion of coal in the country 📸 Garry Andrew Lotulung / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

#COP30 will discuss international climate finance – aid we give developing countries to deal with the climate crisis The UK is increasingly relying on one organisation to deliver its climate finance – British International Investment. So I looked at what it called climate finance 1/

Revealed❗Money meant to help poor countries tackle the climate crisis is lining the pockets of billionaires. Luxury carmakers, telecoms giants & a firm building gas-fired power are getting UK climate aid via @britishintinv.bsky.social ➡️ Full story: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Taxpayer-funded @britishintinv.bsky.social - tasked with investing money to support poor & marginalised people in society - is instead boosting the profits of huge corporations. @josephinemoulds.bsky.social's story shows there’s a need to define climate finance and who should benefit from it.

Insurers saw the climate crisis coming and reassessed what they would insure. Many pulled cover from homes with wildfire risk – including Chubb. They also looked at the causes of the climate crisis and many pulled cover from coal projects – including Chubb. 1/3

HSBC helped raise billions last year for companies expanding the production of coal in deals that seem to violate its coal phase-out policy The bank was ranked the UK’s second largest funder of fossil fuel companies in a recent report by ‪@ran.org

HSBC was slammed at its AGM when we revealed it appeared to have breached its coal policy by funding coal expanders. Today we reveal that it appears to have broken its coal policy for the second year running. Investors are rightly furious. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

my friend played this, built only renewables and his result was "your city is in DANGER, your MONEY is very low!"

I didn't think I could still be shocked by fossil fuel companies' lobbying tactics but this story, first revealed by Malene Emilie Rustad at the Norwegian publication E24, is amazing. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Revealed: European ‘green’ investments hold billions in fossil fuel majors - Funds with names such as ‘Sustainable Global Stars’ have stakes in some of the world’s biggest polluters Story by me, Giorgio Michalopoulos, Stefano Valentino www.theguardian.com/environment/...

everyone's said pretty much all there is to be said on the 'island of strangers'/'incalculable damage' stuff, so just sharing this by a migrant care worker on how it feels to hear yourself discussed like this while looking after people's loved ones www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Ahead of HSBC's agm tomorrow we reveal that it appears to have broken its climate pledge by helping raise $1bn for Glencore

The world’s biggest companies are pouring money into climate destruction But *you* can help us expose climate crimes – click the link to donate to our Big Give campaign, and your donation will be doubled 🔗 bit.ly/bureaubiggive #EarthDay #EarthDay2025 #climatechange #COP30

If you owe the bank $100, it’s your problem. If you owe it $100m, it’s the bank’s problem. The same could be said for bank regulation.

Read our green finance reporter’s take on the situation 👇

An Allianz board member recently stressed the urgency of stopping climate change before it destroys society As someone making decisions at one of the world’s largest insurance groups, he can do more than most to achieve that – starting with Allianz’s fossil fuel investments

An Allianz board member gave a clear-eyed view of the climate crisis “This is about saving the conditions under which civilization itself can continue to operate” Allianz has stopped insuring new oil and gas But it held $26bn of assets in fossil fuel companies in 2024 bit.ly/3QXcw3q

🚨 Have you ever tried to take your employer to court or helped somebody who has? We want to hear from you!

Trump's government has said it will halt enforcement of a federal law that requires certain companies to declare their owners’ identities Not only does this encourage fraudsters to do business on US turf – it also sends a message of apathy towards financial crime around the world

Here's a shocking example of JPMorgan's supposedly sustainable investment funds, where only 51% of investments need to promote environmental characteristics – meaning 49% of investments have no such restrictions Thanks to Stefano Valentino and Giorgio Michalopoulos at Voxeurop

Really happy about this brilliant investigation we're running, in collaboration with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, @theguardian.com & the @dailymaverick.co.za! voxeurop.eu/en/south-afr...

‼️ GIJN's NEW Investigating Fossil Fuels Guide This chapter by @tbij.bsky.social's @josephinemoulds.bsky.social explores key players in the fossil fuel industry, including related industries, global financial institutions, public relations firms, and other actors. https://twp.ai/1RFsOE

Investigation finds the Fed is allowing banks to under-report trading activity, lowering their capital requirements. Potentially violates international rules, raises questions about fairness and transparency, and exposes the public to risks. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Incredibly concerning report of megabanks' manipulation to increase profits and executive bonuses. But, also not surprising. For more on this, see @bettermarkets.bsky.social Better Markets work on this topic at: bettermarkets.org/newsroom/bas...

Fascinating report by @tbij.bsky.social on a JPMorgan whistleblower's allegation that JPM and other banks have materially reduced their capital requirements by falsely reporting their trading activity ... with the Fed's tacit blessing. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Massive story. JPMorgan is violating capital rules designed to prevent another financial crisis, @josephinemoulds.bsky.social reports. @warren.senate.gov says “the Fed may be turning a blind eye as JPMorgan and other Wall Street banks cook their books" www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

My latest story for @tbij.bsky.social Senator Warren slammed the Fed Reserve for allowing some of the biggest banks in the US to break rules designed to prevent another financial crisis and avoid huge taxpayer bailouts 👇 www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025... With @icij.org

So delighted to win at the #BritishJournalismAwards for Energy & Environment! @tbij.bsky.social is such a brilliant place to work. Really proud of the work we got awarded for bit.ly/3DpecPl bit.ly/4is2XWJ bit.ly/3VCVDhb

This is a story a lot of reporters have been chasing: Starting in 2015, a massive cyberespionage campaign targeted some of America's most prominent environmentalists. Now, we can reveal that the FBI has been probing whether a longtime Exxon lobbyist was involved. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

@benrst.bsky.social and I spent the last few months investigating aspiring "largest private-sector catalyst for decarbonisation", McKinsey read our report into the firm's polluting clients and connections w @theguardian.com + my first byline @ CCR 🥸 www.theguardian.com/business/202...

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste diverted 118,000 tonnes of plastic - and made 132m tonnes. By Sandra Laville with @unearthednews.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

FOSSIL FUELS mentioned! #COP29 The first draft negotiating text on the UAE dialogue dropped this morning! And the #COP28 outcome wording on 'transition away from fossil fuels' is in there! PROGRESS! Follow our text tracker to keep up to date on new docs: www.carbonbrief.org/interactive-...

NatWest promised not to lend to oil and gas companies without a credible transition plan in line with 1.5 degrees Last year it helped raise £400m for BP and even this week agreed to help raise more finance for the oil and gas major, potentially breaking that promise bit.ly/3UV45aZ

NEW: Less than 100 miles from where world leaders have been discussing how to meet climate pledges at COP29, BP is drilling for gas The project could inject more than 1 billion tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere (more than the UK emits over 3 years) www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...

ICYMI - yesterday’s investigation in partnership with Channel 4 News is available to watch now 👇 (we’d tag them but they don’t appear to be here yet …)

There will be a few more specialised starter packs later today (the Climate Update starter pack is at its maximum 150 allowed) - so you may be added to one of those

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I like that UN Climate head Simon Stiell didn't just talk about impersonal climate victims. He talked about his neighbour Florence whose house had been destroyed by a hurricane. And he put this picture up on the big screen at #COP29 so everyone could see her. People care about people not numbers!

6/ Why does this matter?  Many Congolese say oil and gas exploration could help one of the world’s poorest countries to develop But if it does go ahead, it could devastate the environment

5/ Sources told us that Budimbu pressured ministry experts to change the report, effectively rigging the auction Budimbu denies that he intervened in the process

4/ In January, Budimbu announced that an unknown company, Alfajiri, had won rights to extract gas from Lake Kivu …despite a Ministry of Hydrocarbons report that deemed the company unqualified  www.reuters.com/markets/comm...

3/ At the centre of the auction is @DidierBudimbu, DRC’s minister of hydrocarbons In 2014 he was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for defrauding a married couple – he was part of a group that blackmailed them for €2 million with nude photos and spent the proceeds on luxury goods

2/ The Democratic Republic of Congo is home to one of the largest rainforests in the world and last year launched an auction for the rights to explore its land for oil and gas  We found an auction process plagued with alleged secret deals

1/ Backroom deals, mystery companies and a ‘killer lake’: inside DRC’s gas and oil auction www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023...